title: Parkinsonian syndromes.
abstract: The primary role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the evaluation of patients with parkinsonian syndromes is traditionally thought to be the differentiation between neurodegenerative and symptomatic parkinsonisms. Non conventional MRI techniques, however, could improve the clinical diagnosis by detecting ultrastructural damage even in brain regions not suspected to be involved. Moreover, functional MRI provides useful information upon the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Neurologica, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche e Psichiatriche, Piazza G. Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy. menicomezzapesa@tiscali.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Federico
authors.forename: Domenico Maria
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mezzapesa
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petruzzellis
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen